Activities of María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ related to 2013/2093(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Retail Action Plan for the benefit of all actors PDF (226 KB) DOC (112 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the retail market is strategically important as it fosters competitive and balanced growth, generates employment, and supports the economy in towns and cities, as well as helping to strengthen the single market and win back the European public s confidence in the internal market;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current economic crisis is taking a heavy toll on retailtraditional retail trade, affecting in particular smaller, independent shops and small chains, and resulting in the number of jobs in the retail sector falling constantly;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that the Action Plan should have paid more attention to the effects of the current economic crisis on retail and, in particular, on smaller, independent shops and small retail chains, as well as on the enhancing the empowerment of consumers, in particular the most vulnerable;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges Member States not to take measures in the context of austerity policies that undermine consumer confidence and directly harm the interests of the retail sector, such as increasing VAT or, raising charges for shops, reclassifying products and product rates, blocking credit, etc.;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give the highest political prominence to the retail sector as a pillar of the Single Market, including the Digital Single Market, and to lift practical obstacles, particularly administrative and bureaucratic ones, that hamper business start-up, development and continuity, making it difficult for retailers and entrepreneurs to fully benefit from the internal market;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to develop instruments to facilitate consumer access to transparent, easily understandable and reliable information on the prices, quality and sustainability of goods and services; encourages the Commission to set up an easily accessible database containing all EU and national labelling requirements; at the same time warns against the multiplication of labels and labelling requirements and calls for simplification, preferably bringing together various aspects of social and environmental sustainability in one label, while reducing differences in national mandatory labelling requirements;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to set in motion, as part of the Action Plan, actions to support innovation, specialisation and competitiveness in the retail trade; to promote municipal markets and shopping tourism; to encourage entrepreneurs and the transfer of businesses from one generation to another; to create safe surroundings for trade;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates the importance of removing barriers (linguistic, administrative, lack of information) that restrict the business potential of online cross-border trade and undermine consumers’ confidence in the single market;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the importance of the proper implementation of existing social and labour legislation; regrets the existence of a high degree of undeclared work, which involves a high level of tax evasion and prevents the establishment of a level playing field between traders in the internal market; warns against the working conditions and abuses that can occur in the retail trade and which affect women, low-skilled workers and immigrants in particular;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out the importance of improving business and professional skills in order to raise employment rates in the sector, and calls on Member States and the Commission to encourage the hiring of people from those groups in society that find it harder to obtain jobs;